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The Ogun State Government has released the names of additional non-statutory members appointed by Governor Dapo Abiodun to run four agencies of government. The agencies are Gateway Trading Company, Food Crops Marketing Board, Ogun State Parks and Gardens, and Ogun State Signage and Advertising Agency. The appointments are the second to be made by the governor, after the Ogun Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), Ogun State Agricultural and Multipurpose Credit Agency (OSAMCA), Plantgate Limited, and the Ogun State Alternative Medicine Board (OGAMB). Yomi Odunowo is to head the board of Gateway Trading Company as chairman. Other members are Elder Tajudeen Alao, Chief Dele Oderinde, Mr. Vittu Tagbe Mechack, Disu Azeez, and Adeleye Olugbenga. Food Crops Marketing Board has Subair Kamilat as chairman. Other members of the board are Akorede Idowu, Akaosi Gbeleyi, Mr. Ogunade Bashiru, Hon. Yusuf Soyemi, and Awoderu Omoyemi. Ogun State Parks and Gardens has 20 members, with Lukman A

Otunba Taofeek Sokoya, the Chairman of the Articulate Motorcycle Owners & Riders Association of Nigeria (AMORAN) in Ogun State, has praised the Executive Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, for the comprehensive reconstruction of the 70-kilometer Abeokuta-Ota-Lagos road, which had been neglected for many years. Speaking at the groundbreaking and flag-off ceremony held in Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area, Sokoya, who represented the entire transport unions in Ogun State, expressed deep appreciation to the governor for responding to the longstanding pleas of the people. “On behalf of the entire transport unions in Ogun State, I extend heartfelt congratulations to our distinguished and proactive governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for addressing the critical needs of our people. It is well-known that this road is a federal responsibility, yet, recognizing its significance and the urgency of its repair, our governor took the initiative t

The Articulate Motorcycle Owners & Riders Association of Nigeria (AMORAN) convened an extended state executive meeting on August 21, 2024, at the union's state secretariat in Adatan. The meeting was attended by all members of the union's state executives, as well as branch and unit chairmen. During the gathering, Mr. Kazeem Lawal, the union's Vice Chairman, provided an update on recent developments within AMORAN. This meeting marked the first extended state executive meeting since Otunba Taofeek Sokoya's emergence as the new State Chairman. Mr. Lawal revealed that the former chairman, Otunba Nurudeen Aina Alowonle, had informed the union's leadership of his decision to resign in order to pursue the executive chairmanship position of Sagamu Local Government in the upcoming Ogun State local government elections. Given the importance of this position, the union's executives unanimously elected Otunba Taofeek Sokoya (also known as Danku) as the new C

By: Tope OYEKAN The remains of the late Honourable Solomon Olusanya ODUBONA, a former member of the Ogun State House of Assembly representing Ikenne State Constituency, and former Minority Leader of the house will be laid to rest on Friday, 23rd August, 2024. This was contained in a funeral arrangements released by the family and signed by the eldest son of the deceased, Aare Olajide Anthony ODUBONA. According to the funeral plans, the late lawmaker and the former Agbaakin of Iperu, and the Otun Balogun of Idena, would be interred at his residence, Mogunsen Court, Sewolu Quarters, Iperu Remo, after a burial/thanksgiving service that will be held at the St. James' Anglican Church, Sewolu Street, Iperu Remo, while guests will be entertained at the Christ Apostolic Grammar School Hall, Iperu Remo. Today, Wednesday, 21st August, 2024, a Service of Songs will be held in his honour at his residence by the Men's Fellowship, St. James' Anglican Church, Iperu

Ogun State has joined the league of rice-producing states in the country with the flagging off of the harvest of 200 hectares of farmland at Magboro Rice Farm in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. The farm is the brainchild of the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project, supported by the World Bank  and aimed at driving economic growth and development in the state. Speaking on the occasion, Governor Abiodun said that with the flag-off, Ogun State is not only joining states like Lagos, Kebbi, and Bayelsa in producing locally grown rice for the consumption of the people, but also fostering economic development, creating jobs, and improving livelihoods within the communities. He said: "This is a 200-hectare rice farm. The farmers are mainly women and youths from all parts of the country and not just from Ogun State alone. "Each farmer was allocated one hectare of farmland; this means that we have 200 farmers in th

For Dr Razaq Shotayo, human race always throws up different categories of people; the highly and the lowly placed; the accomplished and the not so accomplished people and above all, the exemplary achievers whose lives are exciting chapters for the upcoming generations. One unique thing about Dr. Sotayo Olusola Rasak who doubles as National President of the Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria (MOUN), is not only contained in his personal life's achievement, which is in itself a factor, but by the way he has been able to touch other people's lives positively through his various offices he occupied. Shotayo is also widely acknowledged for his countless humanitarian services and far-reaching philanthropic gestures. He is one man whose outstanding achievements are sources of inspiration to the present and future generations. Service Board, this particularly made him stand out among his contemporaries within the transport unions in the country; a leader with passion who

...says Olokola Deep Sea Port, LNG Project Coming Soon Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday said the location of the proposed Zonal Office and Training School of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport would serve as an avenue to improve the status of the state as the industrial hub of the nation. The project, he added, would  also help the proposed Kajola Inland Dry Port and the Olokola Seaport, which he said would soon come on stream, just as the federal government is planning the resuscitation of a Liquefied Natural Gas Project in the area. Governor Abiodun disclosed this when he and the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, visited the site of the Nigeria Customs Service's proposed Zonal Office/Training School in Ilisan, Ikenne Local Government Area. He said the Deep Sea Port and the Dry Port being planned by the state would open up the state f